BULLARDGORDINGROUSEKANE-BERMANMAJOZIRW JOHNSONSTRAIGHT TALKSINGAPORE REVISITEDWSM OPINION King Mob’s return Jeremy Gordin writes on the parallels between the riotous London of 1780 and SA of today 1. Some background about the 1780 Gordon Riots, the most destructive in the history of London[ix]. Early in 1780 Gordon met King George III a few times but failed to convince the king of the dangers of the Act. [ii] Although Gordon never went to jail for the Gordon riots, he was later convicted of defaming inter alios Marie Antoinette (it’s true!) [iv] The term “King Mob” afterwards came to denote, at least for us capitalists, an unruly and fearsome ‘proletariat’.

Source: The Guardian February 16, 2023 19:44 UTC